Gil Scott-Heron was an influential American Poet, Musician and Spoken Word artist. He died on May 27th at the age of 62. He is best known for his Spoken Word piece, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”, but he’s also been credited as one of the earliest forefathers and influencers of Rap music in general and his work is still sampled by artists today. Here is his most famous work, continue reading...
April 5th is the anniversary of the death of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. It’s hard to believe it’s already been 17 years! Today we remember him and his band with The History of Nirvana: continue reading...
On December 8th 1980 John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his Manhattan apartment building. Today we remember his life and career. continue reading...
The details are still sketchy, but it seems that after injuring a fan in a stage diving incident, the singer of the English band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool apparently jumped to his death from the top of a telephone pole. Here’s more on the story from Guardian.co.uk: continue reading...
Alex Chilton died yesterday of a suspected heart attack at the age of 59. He was singer/guitarist for the influential and under-appreciated 1970’s band Big Star. His music inspired a new generation of musicians including everyone from The Replacements to Superdrag to Wilco to Weezer. Thanks for the music, here’s my favorite Big Star tune: continue reading...
I hate when musicians die young. Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse died yesterday from a sef-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. continue reading...
One of the great one-hit-wonder tunes of all time, My Sharona will live on as a classic song from the late 70’s. Doug Fieger lead singer/songwriter of The Knack lost his battle with cancer at the age of 57. Check out the band performing their signature song and read more from BBCnews:
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Far too young to die. RIP Jay. From Goner Records:
It is with great sadness that
we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard.
Jay died in his sleep last night.
We will pass along information about funeral arrangements
when they are made public. continue reading...
29 years ago today John Lennon was shot dead in New York City. The man continues to be an influential voice long after his death. RIP: continue reading...
Throughout his life and career, Michael Jackson was the subject of countless rumors. Talk of plastic surgery, child molestation, and homosexuality dogged him for years. Most importantly, before his death, Michael Jackson was not healthy – physically or emotionally. Author Ian Halperin penned the first book about the King of Pop after his death. His research for the book involved gaining undercover access to the pop star, and as such Halperin was privy to information about Jackson the public may not have known. In this video WatchMojo speaks with Halperin about Jackson’s plastic surgery, his health before he died, and his sexuality. continue reading...
